Charlotte Donlon helps her readers and clients notice how they belong to themselves, others, God, and the world. Charlotte is a writer, a spiritual director for writers, the Church Street Coffee & Books Writer-in-Residence, the author of The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other, and the founder and host of Our Faith in Writing.

Charlotte holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Seattle Pacific University where she studied creative nonfiction with Paula Huston and Lauren F. Winner. She holds a certificate in spiritual direction from Selah Center for Spiritual Formation.

Charlotte’s writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Curator, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. Her first book is The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other.

Charlotte lives with her husband and their two teenage children in Birmingham, Alabama. Some are her favorite things are blooming forsythia at the beginning of spring, sitting on the beach under an umbrella in the summer, glorious golden gingko trees in the fall, and hot toddies in the winter. She enjoys reading in bed anytime, especially on Sundays.

Learn more about Charlotte’s writing and work at charlottedonlon.com.

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